Image title: Uposathaghara

This photograph depicts the ruins of the Uposathaghara attached to the Sandagiri Stupa complex. An Uposatha Ghara is a Buddhist building representing the “Monastic Hall”—a site for the performance of the ritual of the Patimokkha recital.

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These photos were taken at the Sandagiri Stupa which forms part of an ancient Buddhist Monastic complex in Tissamaharama (Southern Sri Lanka). It is believed that the Sandagiri Stupa was built in the 3rd century BCE by king Mahanaga. The archaeological site includes various other structures such as the Uposatha-Ghara, Bodhi-Ghara, and Jantha-Ghara. The Stupa also finds mention in the Mahamvasa chronicles.